Before I retired from Boston U a year ago I taught a course called Alcohol
in History for several years.  It drew from 75 to 100 students, and
generated a lot of interest among students interested in social and
economic themes.  It didn't hurt that it ran from 3:30 to 5 in the
afternoon.  The less acute students came because of the time and the word
alcohol.  It was a good teaching experience for me and enjoyable for most
of the students.

Norman Bennett
>Hi all
>As I mentioned in an earlier posting, I have been preparing a history of
>alcohol course proposal for the history department at Brock University.  I
>am currently interested in the level of interest others who have operated
>such courses have seen from students at their institutions.  Has it been a
>popular course?  What sort of preconcieved notions have students had about
>the course, and how did that affect how you ran the course (if at all)?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dan
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